Healthy Lifestyle Tip: How to Eat More and Weigh Less
Want to lose a few pounds after the holidays? Fill up with fiber.
Boosting your fiber intake is good for your health. Adding fiber-rich BREAKFAST foods such as oatmeal, wholegrain toast or a veggie packed omelette to your morning menu to curb afternoon binging on chips or cookies. That's because fiber acts like a speed bump in your gastrointestinal tract, slowing everything down, so that you stay feeling fuller for longer. This is one way you can use your body chemistry and not your willpower, to curb cravings and get to your ideal body size.
Believe it or not, enjoying a high fiber diet -- especially at breakfast -- can reduce your calorie intake for up to 18 hours a day. It can also help to control blood sugar and lower insulin levels. Aim for 25 to 30 grams of fiber a day.
Other ways to increase fiber intake – consider using beans as a dip as well as adding them to soups, salads and stews. IDEAS: chicken chili, split pea soup, ham 'n beans, and black beans and rice.
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